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Plan and prepare for Brexit at VONNE 2018 VONNE News Delegates will have a unique opportunity to hear from and speak to Brexit policy makers and influencers at our conference for the North East voluntary, community and social enterprise sector in October 2018. The UK is leaving the European Union in March 2019, with a transition period following until December 2020. This presents the most significant political, economic, legislative and social shift in a generation.  9 Jul 2018
DiscoverDonate - the most powerful tool in Charity Funding and support DiscoverDonate is the Charity Hub, which gives your very own dedicated newsfeed to show what everyone around you is donating. It empowers you to receive donations of money, volunteers, people’s skills and items. It’s totally FREE to use, NO monthly fees and NO set up costs. DiscoverDonate is here to disrupt the charity sector and hand back power to every charity. They are engaging every generation to donate. No more guilt, pity driven image. No canvassing. No themes or appeals. An amazing breath of fresh air. 17 Aug 2018
Smart Energy GB in Communities Grants Programme for regional and local organisations reaching people on a low income Funding and support The Smart Energy GB in Communities fund is seeking applications from not-for-profit organisations to help engage people and communities across Great Britain with information about how to get and use smart meters. 16 Aug 2018
Northern Powergrid gets animated about supporting vulnerable customers General News Northern Powergrid, the company responsible for keeping the lights on across the North East, Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire, is getting animated when it comes to helping customers who may be more vulnerable in a power cut. The electricity network operator has launched a series of new animations to share how it can provide extra support to customers who join its Priority Services Register and is working with a range of partner organisations across the region to reach out into communities and encourage more people to consider signing-up to the free service. 13 Aug 2018
Start preparing now for the 2018 charity annual return General News The Charity Commission are introducing a tailored annual return and will be including new questions. It will available to use by the end of August but you can start preparing for the return now. Find out more and view the questions you'll be asked at www.gov.uk.  13 Aug 2018
North of Tyne’s £600m devolution deal moves closer to reality General News The final stage in the process to create a new North of Tyne Combined Authority and unlock a £600m investment fund for the region is set to get underway. On Monday 23 July, Prime Minister Theresa May will announce on a visit to the North East that the Government will lay legislation in Parliament to formally conclude the historic devolution deal and transfer unprecedented new powers from central Government to local people in the North of Tyne. 13 Aug 2018
HIV Prevention Innovation Fund 2018-2019 Funding and support Public Health England has announced that it will be once again running the HIV Innovation Fund.  The Fund aims to maximise the potential in the voluntary sector to develop effective ways to address HIV prevention in communities at increased risk of the infection. This year proposals will be accepted from voluntary sector organisations to deliver projects of up to 12 months in duration of a cost of between £25,000 and £100,000. 13 Aug 2018
Winifred Tumim Memorial Prize for charity governance Funding and support The Winifred Tumim Memorial Prize for best practice in charity governance has been established by NCVO in honour of the work done by Lady Winifred Tumim, chair of NCVO from 1996-2001, to improve the quality of charity governance. 13 Aug 2018
Introducing a new Civil Society Strategy General News The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport have launched the first Civil Society Strategy in 15 years, which will build stronger communities by bringing businesses, charities and the public sector together, and put communities and charities at the heart of decision-making.  The strategy includes plans to:  9 Aug 2018
New senior management team for VONNE VONNE News VONNE is delighted to announce the appointment of Lisa Goodwin as our new Deputy Chief Executive, replacing Carol Botten who takes over the post of Chief Executive when current CEO Jane Hartley steps down in September. Lisa Goodwin will join VONNE from North Tyneside VODA where she has been Chief Executive for the past eight years.  Lisa has worked in the VCSE sector for her whole career, starting at a national arts charity and then moving on to local infrastructure roles in County Durham, before moving to North Tyneside VODA. Lisa said: 8 Aug 2018

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